time bombs

Definition of time bombsnext
plural of time bomb
as in volcanoes
a potentially explosive place or situation the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb

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Recent Examples of time bombs Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves. Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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volcanoes
Noun
  • The plates are still moving, and that movement drives geological processes such as earthquakes and the formation of volcanoes.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
  • The views up top are epic though, including volcanoes and the lake.
    Essence, Essence, 13 May 2026

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“Time bombs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20bombs. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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